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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+  This file is part of the PyPhantomJS project.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2011 James Roe <roejames12@hotmail.com>
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+
+import sys
+# hack to import parent module(s)
+sys.path = sys.path + ['..']
+
+from utils import version
+
+try:
+    from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
+except ImportError:
+    sys.exit('cx_Freeze must be installed to use this script')
+
+if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+    try:
+        from win32verstamp import stamp
+    except ImportError:
+        from time import sleep
+        print '*** WARNING ***'
+        print 'the script will be unable to create the version resource'
+        print 'install pywin32 extensions if you want the file stamped'
+        sleep(2)
+
+exe = Executable(
+      script = '../pyphantomjs.py',
+      icon = '../resources/pyphantomjs-icon.ico'
+)
+
+setup(
+    name = 'PyPhantomJS',
+    version = version,
+    description = 'Minimalistic, headless, WebKit-based, JavaScript-driven tool',
+    executables = [exe]
+)